19th Oct 1835 | 59 Enslaved | £1067 2s 3d
Parliamentary Papers p. 70.
T71/873: claim from Mary Lawrence Stevenson, of the parish of St James, as owner in fee.
Jamaica Almanac (1826): estate registered to Richard J. Lawrence.
Jamaica Almanac (1833): estate registered to Charles Lawrence (but with 189 enslaved persons, ostensibly).
See also Hanover claim no. 602 for a letter from William Stevenson, of Bristol, re. the status of this claim.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St James
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Claim No.
53
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Estate
Fairfield Estate
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Collected by
Stevenson,Wm atty
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Uncontested
Yes
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Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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1759 - 1820
Enslaved woman on Caliviny Estate in Grenada; also listed as a slave-owner herself.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica St James 53 (Fairfield Estate)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/16051 [accessed 15th October 2024].
